Mammals and dinosaurs that lived in cooler climates were not bigger than extinct animals that lived in warmer temperatures, a new study has shown. The findings challenge a long-held ecological belief - known as Bergmann’s rule - that predicts that warm-blooded animals that reside in colder climates in higher latitudes will be bigger than those that reside in warmer climates below the equator. Learn more at https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2024/Research-News/Dinosaurs-did-not-follow-temperature-size-rule-study-shows submitted by /u/uniofreading [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Is there something in the brain chemistry of a honey badger that when compared to other animals helps in its aggression and determination? submitted by /u/Kreanxx [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Photos were taken in Brevard Country, Florida. I’ve never seen one around these parts submitted by /u/Ok_Winner_5695 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Any idea what this could be? submitted by /u/PersonalityHead8983 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

2 species that are pretty eveningly matched in any 1v1 encounter? For example I saw a documentary on tigers living in africa but their specific reservations and animals that can't do much damage or kill them live there so they can hunt and eat, I doubt if they were set free into the Masi Mara, okovango delta, Kruger national park etc they would survive long. A male lion has the potential to hurt or kill it and vice versa. That's probably the first example that can come to the top of my head of 2 apex predators who are normally unrivaled. Will one species back off and flee? Would the herbivore ..read more

Tooth is from, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa submitted by /u/Legendary_Fruit [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I was at Sandringham beach (melbourne, Australia) when i accidentally fell on one of these (not too hard), i felt a weird prick but saw no cuts or blood. Not sure if im paranoid but i wanna make sure its nothing serious. Does anyone know what these are? submitted by /u/tonkatsudayo [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I was listening to a podcast, I think it was terrible lizards, and one of the hosts, a palaeontologist by trade, mentioned the 'Necks for sex' theory that Giraffe necks are a feature that evolved due to sexual selection rather than to assist in the niche of being high level browser. I had heard the theory before but the host was actually quite dismissive of the idea and mentioned that this wasn't a very popular theory among evolutionary biologists and people who work with Giraffes, in part because, compared to most sexual selection cases, it didn't give a good enough explanation for why the f ..read more

It’s not exactly homework, more like an optional competition, but whatever. There’s a question about what and how to use a single thermometer for checking an elephant’s temperature and and a mouse’s temperature. What’s exactly the problem with using a basic thermometer for both and how to do it right? submitted by /u/Goshkomerz15 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hi! Basically, it's my dream to become a zoologist, 1) because I like animals, 2) because I want to go on wild adventures, and 3) because I do enjoy biology and physiology and am good at that sort of thing. I know that it is a stressful field, and from what I know the pay could be better. I don't want to be rich or anything, but just to reduce the amount of stress, I was thinking about this, and other things about how to become a zoologist. I have so many questions, so please don't worry about answering them all. ​ I really enjoy computer science, and I was looking to combined computer scienc ..read more